Humanitarianism in the Home by Gabrielle Daoust, Synne L. Dyvik - 9781032631646

Humanitarianism in the HomeHosting-at-home and the Politics of Hospitality\nAuthor(s): Gabrielle Daoust, Synne L. Dyvik\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032631646, 978-1032631646\nSynopsis\nWho is a humanitarian, and where does humanitarianism take place? Focusing on humanitarian responses within the Global South and North, Humanitarianism in the Home critically examines hosting-at-home that is, people providing shelter in their own home to displaced people as a widespread yet underexamined and underappreciated response to large-scale displacement.\n\nThis book situates hosting-at-home practices and initiatives within a current expansion of private expressions of humanitarian action across a range of global contexts. It situates the home as a key site of humanitarian hospitality and considers the implications of hosting-at-home for humanitarian politics writ large and its relationship to wider dynamics and stru.